Villarreal vs AC Milan - who is the better team?

Currently AC Milan has a better 1vs1 performance index with 91. Villarreal has 32 goals and AC Milan has a total of 44 goals. Our opinion is that currently AC Milan would win the match.

• At the moment AC Milan has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1081 interceptions and 63 blocks.
• In AC Milan the two top defensive players are Fikayo Tomori and Pierre Kazeye Rommel Kalulu Kyatengwa.
• In Villarreal the two top defenders are Raul Tortajada Albiol and Pau Torres.
• Based on this statistics we believe that AC Milan has currently the best defense.

Evaluating the strength of a teams midfield is not easy. At 1vs1 we look at a value called Pass Progression Value (PPV). We measure the ability of players to play the pass into dangerous zones and to create chances. AC Milan has a PPV value of 0.45 and Villarreal has a value of 0.2. Within the team of AC Milan Sergino Dest has a total value of 3.73 and in the team of Villarreal the best player is Dani Parejo.

• To analyse the best strikers of teams we look at the amount of goals, shots on goal and an interesting metric called expected goal value (Xg value – measure who the probability of a chance to turn into a goal.)
• Villarreal has scored in this season so far 32 goals and 117 shots on goal. AC Milan scored 44 and 138 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Villarreal are Gerard Moreno with 6 goals and Jose Luis Morales with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.27 and 3.86.
• The two best players of AC Milan are Olivier Giroud with 8 goals and Rafael Leao with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.32 and 5.61.
• Our opinion is that AC Milan has the better offensive players than Villarreal.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently AC Milan is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.